What does dim-witted mean?

dim-witted means "lacking mental capacity and subtlety".

How many syllables are in dim-witted?

dim-witted has 3 syllables and divides as dim--wit-ted under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for dim-witted?

Close synonyms include simple, simple-minded. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dim-witted a common word?

dim-witted is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Dim-witted — meaning and 2 synonyms

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking mental capacity and subtlety
Synonymssimple simple-minded
Similarretarded

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What does dim-witted mean?: dim-witted means "lacking mental capacity and subtlety".
How many syllables are in dim-witted?: dim-witted has 3 syllables and divides as dim--wit-ted under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.
What is another word for dim-witted?

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